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Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2- License Renewal Application

Renewed License Issued 01/15/02

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Application Information
License Renewal Review Schedule
Environmental Impact Statement
Safety Evaluation Report

Application Information:

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License Renewal Application
Environmental Report
- Sections 1-5
- Attachments A-F

License Renewal Review Schedule

Milestones	Schedule Date	Actual Date
Receive License Renewal Application	03/01/00	03/01/00
FRN Published for Receipt & Acceptability	03/15/00	03/10/00
FRN Published for Acceptance/Rejection/ Opportunity for Hearing of LRA	03/30/00	04/03/00
FRN Published for Intent/Environmental Scoping Mtg	03/30/00	04/12/00
Deadline for Filing Hearing Requests and Petitions for Intervention	05/01/00	05/03/00
Environmental Scoping Meeting	05/15/00	05/10/00
Environmental Scoping Period Ends	06/09/00	06/09/00
Environmental RAIs Issued	07/17/00	06/23/00
Safety RAIs Issued	07/28/00	07/28/00
Environmental RAI Responses Received	09/18/00	08/31/00
Safety RAI Responses Received	10/11/00	10/10/00
Scoping Inspection Complete	10/31/00	09/15/00
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Issued	01/05/00	11/03/00
FRN Published for Availability/Comment on Draft SEIS	01/05/00	11/03/00
SER with Open Items Issued	02/08/01	02/07/01
Public Mtg to Discus Draft SEIS	02/12/01	12/12/00
ACRS Subcommittee Mtg on SER with Open Items	03/28/01	03/28/01
ACRS Full Committee Mtg on SER with Open Items	04/05/01	04/05/01
Aging Management Review Inspection Complete	03/16/01	03/16/01
End of Draft SEIS Comment Period	03/28/01	01/24/01
SER Open Item Responses Received	06/08/01	06/05/01
Final SEIS Issued	07/20/01	05/31/01
FRN Published for Availability of Final SEIS	07/20/01	05/31/01
Optional Final Inspection Complete	09/07/01	08/29/01
SER Issued	10/05/01	10/05/01
Regional Administrator's Letter Issued	10/23/01	10/18/01
ACRS Subcommittee Mtg on SER	10/25/01	10/25/01
ACRS Full Committee Mtg on SER	11/08/01	11/08/01
ACRS Letter Issued	11/13/01	11/16/01
Commission Paper with Staff Recommendations	12/10/01	12/17/01
Commission Decision	03/11/02	01/07/02

Environmental Impact Statement

NUREG-1437, "Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants," Supplement 4, Regarding Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2, was published May 2001.

This supplement documents the NRC staff's review of the environmental issues at the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 & 2 in support of Southern Nuclear Operating Company's application for license renewal of that facility. The supplement was prepared in accordance with 10 CFR 51.71. This supplemental environmental impact statement includes the staff's analysis that considers and weighs the environmental effects of the proposed action, the environmental impacts of alternatives to the proposed action, and alternatives available for reducing or avoiding adverse impacts. It also includes the staff's recommendation regarding the proposed actions.

Safety Evaluation Report

The NRC staff reviewed the Hatch license renewal application for compliance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 54, "Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants," and prepared this report to document its findings. The document was first issued in October 2001, as "License Renewal Safety Evaluation Report for Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant". The report is available in ADAMS under accession number ML012820121.

In December 2001, the "Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2" was issued as NUREG-1803.